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Goodnight Bush | 
 enlarge | Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Category: EBooks
List Price: $10.99
Buy New: $8.79
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Avg. Customer Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 283
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 48
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
ASIN: B001AJKWJO
Publication Date: May 27, 2008
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Product Description
In the situation room. There was a toy world.And a flight costume.And a picture of--So begins GOODNIGHT BUSH, Erich Origen and Gan Golan's hilarious and poignant requiem for the Bush administration. In this pitch-perfect parody of Goodnight Moon, we see a child-like George W. Bush tucked safely away in the confines of his own room with all the toys he's willfully destroyed, abused, or defaced. Complete with "a quiet Dick Cheney whispering 'hush,'" this bedtime story lets us laugh at--and finally say goodnight to--the disaster of the last eight years.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 36 more reviews...
 Amazingly Well Done August 27, 2008
Okay, so your politics probably need to lean in this direction for you to be able to appreciate this one. Having said that, this book is a very clever poignant critique of the last seven years. What really impressed me is how well done it was. I actually purchased the original Goodnight Moon as well and read (looked at) them side by side. Much like Goodnight Moon, the subtle embedding of images within images is impressive. It's one where you keep finding new things the longer you look at each panel. That's pretty much where the similarity with the original ends though.
I will mention, as the authors and most of the other reviewers have, that unlike Goodnight Moon, this is not a children's book. It is a harsh political criticism, complete with the WTC, hurricane Katrine, torture and a lawyer hunting vice president.
I guess my take home message is that if you are not viscerally disgusted with the last seven years, you probably don't need or want to read this one. But if you are, this is clever and well done--if disturbing.
Great satire! August 22, 2008
Really enjoyed this sharp and accurate portrayal of the legacy of the Bush years. If you or your kids loved the original, you'll be able to appreciate the details here. Makes a sad and tragic statement while remaining very faithful to the original book. I bought a copy for all my family members!
American classic August 22, 2008
I adore the little children's book Goodnight Moon, 60th Anniversary Edition,read it every night aloud to my daughter, and now I am an equally big fan of this one. My friend called me over to read it in the bookstore and we were guffawing so loudly we caused a disturbance. The clerks didn't mind though; they were used to it.
Warning, parents, don't let your innocent little ones accidentally get a crack at it, at least not the graphic page for prison abuses. I should think it is appropriate for teens, however, who will get the morbid, mordant humor as the spoonful of sugar for the world into which they must come of age. The illustration for "good night Cheney, whispering hush" is LOL. Let us all pray that is a farewell to an era.
A grown up MOON August 18, 2008
The original book was her first one, a gift, for my daughter and we grew weary reading it over and over and 'finding' the hidden changes as we turned the pages engaged in the sing song lyrics. We gifted her with this parady, now a college student and we all were enthused with the depiction of the Bush years in the original style of the book. True to her youthful enthusiasm, she couldn't wait to get back to school and share it with her friends. A very interesting read!
 Not that funny August 17, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I heard about this book and thought it would be hysterical, but only a yellow dog Democrat would see any humor in it at all. Being one of those, I did, but not as much as I thought I would. The pictures are the best part. Borrow this book from someone else, get a little chuckle.
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